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Account Legal vs SILQ
Both stand on legal trust accounting software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Account Legal focuses on trust-account balances, reconciliation, and check handling through a browser-based service. Review the listed billing options and the file-hosting bandwidth terms before signing up.
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Choose SILQ if your Australian solicitor or barrister practice needs device-accessible matter management with billing, workflows and legal integrations. Consider another option if you need mixed subscription tiers, a permanent free plan or trust accounting on an entry solicitor tier.
Visit SILQThe facts
| Account Legal | SILQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | A free trial |
| Open source | No | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Mac, Web, Windows | Android, iPhone, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | 1 Month: $19.94 a month | Barrister Essentials: A$48 a month |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | accountlegal.com | silqware.com.au |
| On legal trust accounting software | #2 of 40 | #23 of 40 |
Account Legal: what it does well
- Provides monthly and quarterly reconciliation reports
- Client ledgers show current balances
- Can print checks and deposit receipts
- Works in browsers without installation or manual updates
- A 30-day trial is listed
What to know first
- No free plan is listed
- Monthly plan costs $19.94 a month
- File hosting may be throttled above 5 gigabytes monthly
SILQ: what it does well
- Web, iOS and Android access
- Electronic files for client and matter information
- Time recording, invoicing and workflow tools
- SOC 2 Type II and multi-factor authentication
- Australian AWS hosting and phone support
What to know first
- No free plan; trial lasts 14 days
- Practices cannot mix plans within one subscription
- Third-party integrations may require separate subscriptions
- Full trust accounting is limited to higher solicitor plans
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